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Postdoctoral Scholars

Postdoctoral scholars pursue a program of research and training under the direction of an MIT faculty member. As of October 2025, there were 1,414 postdoctoral scholars at MIT: 972 men and 442 women.

Distribution of Postdoctoral Scholars by Area, October 2025

  • 33% School of Engineering (467)
  • 31% School of Science (440)
  • 17% Vice President for Research (245)
  • 6% Schwarzman College of Computing (85)
  • 6% Provost and other areas (80)
  • 3% School of Architecture and Planning (46)
  • 2% Sloan School of Management (29)
  • 2% School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (22)

Note: Figures are rounded.